One Breath (Marik vs Mutt Day 2]

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One Breath (Marik vs Mutt Day 2] Oct 30, 2023 23:36:00 GMT -5

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Post by Cato on Oct 30, 2023 23:36:00 GMT -5

Time is strange right now, and all I want is the chance to get some much needed rest. I know it's going to be almost impossible though. I'm hungry, my stomach is growling, begging for a bite to eat, but right now all I can do is try to push those thoughts away. It would be easy to climb into one of the beds in the suite and take a much needed sleep. It would be too easy for others to find me there, though which isn't something I desire. But for now, I find a corner to hide in. It's easier here as it allows me the chance to make sure that I can see in every direction without too much difficulty. I keep my hand on my weapon, and I let myself close my eyes for a bit. I need some rest, but I know I must rest very lightly because I need the smallest of sounds to wake me.

When I wake up, I quickly look around. Thankfully I'm still alive, but I know that could easily change. I look at the face paint I received from someone, and for a while, I'm not sure what to do with it, but then I get an idea. I remember the camouflage station, and I remember watching how the trainer would make himself essentially disappear. I know I don't have enough time to completely make that happen, but any sort of time is better than nothing. I start applying the paint to my face, and then I paint my arms trying to make sure I can easily blend in. It's still a terrifying feeling, but it gives me the motivation I need to stand up from my hiding spot and slowly creep through the training center.

I see something in the distance, and I'm grateful that it doesn't look like a tribute. I don't have to fight a person at the moment, and it makes me feel incredibly grateful, but that means what I am seeing is some sort of mutt. I start sneaking along the walls, and when I sense any sort of movement. I stand perfectly still, and then when the coast is clear, I start moving again. I'm trying to sneak as quickly and quietly as I can because I know when I get so close, it'll know I'm there. I take a deep breath as I slowly lift my weapon into the air, and as the mutt walks away, I carefully move up behind it, and I swing with all my might. I know that this is dangerous, but I hope this sneak attack will work. I don't know what will happen, yet I anticipate it fighting back. Hopefully I have the upper hand.

Table Credit: Dars

Marik attacks Mutt | Glaive

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13079 -- Shallow Cut on Right Thigh -- 3.5 damageglaive

Last Edit: Oct 30, 2023 23:36:23 GMT -5 by Cato

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One Breath (Marik vs Mutt Day 2] Oct 31, 2023 15:59:21 GMT -5

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Post by pogue on Oct 31, 2023 15:59:21 GMT -5

A creature scurries across the rooftop, twisted and hidden in the shadows of its own creation. Neon lights in the distance, unescapable and unreachable and flickering ever so gently. A glitch in the system, or maybe written intentionally by creators unknown, but the beast of contorted limbs and wire veins and flesh stretched over metal bone found its way to the rooftop for reasons far beyond its control, to wander this hell and yearn for more. To never receive it.

But there is noise, a beating, somewhere on the rooftop and nowhere else. It twists wildly, clicking out into the silence and gnawing at the open air. Something is there, near but not visible, gone but present. But it will find it, it has to, it must.

C O M E O UT

C O M E O U T

[Does not attack Marik - Camouflage]

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One Breath (Marik vs Mutt Day 2] Oct 31, 2023 20:49:43 GMT -5

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Post by Cato on Oct 31, 2023 20:49:43 GMT -5

It's a game, and knowing that this creature, this mutt, knows I'm here somewhere is music to my ears. I stay hidden in the shadows, and having the ability to slither away for just a moment makes it all worth it. I watch the way it moves, and I know that I'm capable of succeeding here. I know that if I want to find another place to hide, then I have to make the best out of this moment. These training mannequins have been torn apart, and it only makes sense that they fight the way that they do. All I have to do right now is keep myself alive, stay in the shadows just one more time so I can see what happens.

I grab an axe, and I hold it firmly in my hand, and I stay out of the sight as much as I can. I know I'll have to reveal myself when it's time to attack, but I want it's back to be towards me. I don't want it to see me until it's too late. I take a deep breath, and I keep moving around, and I stop and wait. This is a game that I want to win. This is a game that's very important, and I have learned that patience is a virtue. I take another slow breath, and I time its movements, and when it's finally moving away from me, I throw the axe at it. I've never tried hitting a moving target before, but I just hope that my motions are successful. Right now, all I can do is pray.

Table Credit: Dars

Marik attacks Training Dummy | Throwing Axe

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10124 -- Deflected -- 0 damage
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10033 -- Axe in Thigh -- 8 damage
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Last Edit: Oct 31, 2023 20:50:50 GMT -5 by Cato

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One Breath (Marik vs Mutt Day 2] Nov 1, 2023 13:57:37 GMT -5

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Post by pogue on Nov 1, 2023 13:57:37 GMT -5

How cruel, to know its existence is dimming, to breathe life into fake lungs only to watch it snuffed out once more. The creature roars out in pain as it shifts wildly on broken and pressed together heel, desperately searching for a source of the attacks. It is strong, weak, strong-

A L L A S O N E

Together, painfully sewn into one walking and bloody corpse. An axe finds its way into the creature's thigh and something in the beast sputters to an end, one lost set of red eyes and a howl of mourning coming into the air as clicks and shifts of gears.

B R O T H E R D E A D

H U R T

D I E

[Attacks Marik ; knife]

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[sc on right thigh - 3.5]

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Last Edit: Nov 1, 2023 13:57:56 GMT -5 by pogue

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One Breath (Marik vs Mutt Day 2] Nov 1, 2023 23:23:14 GMT -5

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Post by Cato on Nov 1, 2023 23:23:14 GMT -5

The game of hide and seek is over, and I realize that the moment my axe makes contact with this horrific creature. I've spent so much time hiding in the shadows, but now I have it on the run regardless. I can either play this game a bit longer, or I can try to run away. So much of my life has been spent running away from things, and it's never gotten me very far. It only leads to pain and suffering and feelings of doubt. I've tried to be strong for myself, for my family, and I've never wanted them to see me as weak. I've always played the part, and I want to play it now despite being terrified. Maybe if they see me slay this mutt, they'll realize that I'll keep fighting and won't give up easily which is why I choose to stay and play.

I try moving out of the way, but my efforts fail. At least the pain isn't that bad, and it barely feels like anything. Yet I keep moving around. I feel another axe in my hand, and at the same time I toy with grabbing the blade. Both of these can do good. Both of these can help me survive and succeed. I don't know if it's possible, though. This mutt is scary, everything here is terrifying, and yet I have to find a way to keep a brave face on. I need all of district twelve to see that I'm trying, and I'm sure Roe is trying to. I know we all are, and with two people deceased, all I can do is try to keep pushing on. Twenty-one more innocent souls must perish, and I'll do everything I can to make sure I'm not one of them.

Table Credit: Dars

Marik attacks Training Dummy | Throwing Axe

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10002 -- Axe in Neck -- 9.5 damage
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Last Edit: Nov 1, 2023 23:23:51 GMT -5 by Cato